Abigail Goldberg

MA graduate Abigail Goldberg believes teaching leads to stepping stones for change

May 8, 2024

When Abigail Goldberg graduated with her undergraduate degree in anthropology, she was set to pursue a career in death investigating. An unexpected job during the COVID-19 pandemic, however, changed her whole career course and launched her into teaching. During the pandemic, Goldberg started a job teaching seventh and eighth grade...

Derek LeFebre

Meet Derek LeFebre, a PhD outstanding graduate and emerging educational historian shedding light on untold stories in history

May 8, 2024

As an accomplished teacher, emerging educational historian and rigorous scholar, PhD graduate Derek LeFebre demonstrates exemplary passion and commitment to his work. A Colorado native raised in Aurora, Colorado, LeFebre taught history, science and Spanish in Greeley for over 10 years before starting his doctoral studies. He chose to complete...

Jessica Valadez Frair

Beautiful Opportunities: Education Graduate Jessica Valadez Fraire is reimagining her classroom for all students

May 6, 2024

Jessica Valadez Fraire will soon graduate with an Elementary Education degree from the 鶹Ƶ, but she didn’t set out to be an elementary teacher. Her early schooling experiences were “isolating and difficult” as a Brown, bilingual student growing up in largely white, affluent Boulder. Valadez Fraire’s life...

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Elizabeth Tetu, trailblazing graduate of the Teacher Learning, Research & Practice program, has more to share with new teachers

May 6, 2024

A veteran educator with nearly a decade of experience practicing as an elementary school teacher and administrator in New York City, Elizabeth Tetu is well acquainted with the common themes that affect teachers in their first years of teaching. “Feelings of overwhelm and failure, a sense of having been inadequately...

Marcus Williams

MA+ graduate Marcus Williams wears many hats: IT professional, education policy advocate and now teacher

May 3, 2024

After working for the CU Boulder Office of Information Technology for six years, Marcus Williams decided to switch careers and enroll in the one-year intensive MA+ Secondary Humanities Teacher Licensure program to become a teacher. “As a teacher, Marcus is guided by unwavering commitments to justice and to organizing culturally...

Hasan Elsayed

Living the dream: Hasan Elsayed found his passion for teaching science and math

May 3, 2024

Born and raised in Aurora, Colorado, Hasan Elsayed had a love of math and science from an early age. Now as a math and science teacher, he gets to live his dream of empowering students to pursue their aspirations and achieve success. Despite initially planning to pursue physics and graduate...

Bethany morton

MA graduate Bethany Morton is modeling advocacy for her students and inclusive mathematics education

May 3, 2024

Throughout her academic journey at the CU Boulder School of Education, Bethany Morton has demonstrated an unwavering dedication to creating inclusive and supportive learning environments for her students, particularly children from marginalized backgrounds. A fourth-grade teacher at Colfax Elementary School, Morton has been selected as this year's outstanding STEM Education...

Emma Hoeschler

Soon-to-be social studies teacher Emma Hoeschler is ready to empower her students

May 3, 2024

From heliest memories, Emma Hoeschler knew she wanted to be a teacher. “I've always been passionate about working with children, but it took me quite a while to decide what type of teacher I wanted to be,” she said. Hoeschler's teaching focus only began to manifest itself after a pivotal...

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MA graduate Yazmine Patiño is paving the way for first-generation students to come

May 3, 2024

Yazmine Lynette Patiño is passionate about supporting first-generation college students as one herself. “I’m the first in my family to receive a bachelor's and now a master's degree, both of which I could not have accomplished without the unwavering support of my family” she said. “Graduating from CU Boulder represents...

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Meet Higher Education graduate Norma Marquez, a passionate mentor to first-generation students

May 2, 2024

With her own unique understanding of being a first-generation student herself, Norma Marquez is a staunch advocate for the many benefits that post-secondary education can provide. Drawing upon her roots as a second-generation American growing up in rural Texas, Marquez recalls the sacrifices, obstacles and challenges her parents and family...

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